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Kimberly Rash
47:56 - 48:16
“right now it's 150 at each location, so East 56 and Linda's Place, and then we have the 100 at the Alex Hotel, and then we will be increasing capacity up to 200 by November 30th at East 56. We will remain at 150 at Linda's Place and 100 at Alex.”
- Speaker
- Kimberly Rash
- Timestamp
- 47:56 – 48:16
- Community
- Alaska News
- Location
- Anchorage
- Captured at
- October 21, 2026
From the transcript
So just for clarity, how many shelter beds do we have now and how many do we expect that we will have open, say, in like December. So right now it's 150 at each location, so East 56 and Linda's Place, and then we have the 100 at the Alex Hotel, and then we will be increasing capacity up to 200 by November 30th at East 56. We will remain at 150 at Linda's Place and 100 at Alex.
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